"He's a snake in the grass, I tell ya guys; he may look dumb but that's just a disguise; he's a mastermind in the ways of espionage." Charlie Daniels, "Uneasy Rider" property rights, Avatar - TT's Lost in Tokyo

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Avatar, tragedy of the socialized commons and crashing salmon stocks; how the dirty hands of government destroy wild resources by TokyoTom

It's a sad, sad story, now being played out practically wherever wild salmon stocks once were abundant. (This version refers to the Pacific Northwest, particularly to events in British Columbia). First, national governments wrest control over salmon...

Avatar's theme of self-determination proves too subversive and successful in China and is abruptly yanked by censors by TokyoTom

I noted in my previous post - Avatar resonates in China - where standing up for property rights (and against "progress") can be downright subversive - that Avatar had hit a surprising chord in China. Perhaps not so surprisingly. China's...

Avatar resonates in China - where standing up for property rights (and against "progress") can be downright subversive by TokyoTom

It looks as if James Cameron` s Avatar movie - which is seen by many in the West as predictibly shallow, anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, pro-enviro and racially politically correct - has struck a home-owners` rights chord that is resonating in China...

What IS "property"? A few weird thoughts on evolution, society, "property rights" and "intellectual property", and the "principles" we structure to justify them by TokyoTom

 

 

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Capitalism, the destructive exploitation of the Amazon and the tragedy of the government-owned commons by TokyoTom

 

 

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Bison and the Theft of the Commons by TokyoTom

[Updated, as noted] [I now view this as my first "Avatar" post. February 15, 2010.] My attention was drawn today to a letter to the editor published by The Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) , an organization of free-thinkers who...
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